From left, Capt. Samuel Cushing, plans officer for the 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, Austin Hansen, director of manufacturing for Lorica Technologies Inc., and 1st Lt. Andrew Lucas, of the battalion's S-3 section, work together to attach a live M1A3 Bangalore torpedo to a Lorica Mule 28 unmanned aerial system before a proof-of-concept drone-delivered breach June 22, 2026, on Range 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Hansen conducted preflight checks while Cushing and Lucas rigged the demolition charge for the final attempt. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducted the drone-delivered breach as the culmination of months of planning by the battalion's drone working group. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 06.22.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2026 17:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9773764 |
| VIRIN: | 260622-Z-ZJ128-1006 |
| Resolution: | 5385x3946 |
| Size: | 8.48 MB |
| Location: | BOISE, IDAHO, US |
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